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NewsIndustry ‘lacks answers’ to 2012 health targets
With time fast running out, food and drink retailers and manufacturers have admitted they still don't have the answers needed to hit the salt and saturated fat reductions targeted in the coalition government's Responsibility Deal.
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NewsWe need to talk: Today’s consults on plans to go it alone
Today's Group members have reacted positively to the company's plans to split from Nisa-Today's. The wholesale arm of Nisa-Today's launched a consultation this week to consider demerging from Nisa and forming its own standalone...
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NewsRivals set to pounce as Loseley loses funding
Rivals are circling luxury ice cream producer Loseley after venture capitalist Foresight Group pulled the plug on its funding, The Grocer has learnt. Investment manager Acuity Capital refinanced the business and was expected to invest a...
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World News 9/4/11
Spar has launched its first hypermarket in West India. The 35,000 sq ft store in Pune is the group's seventh store in India and joins those in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mangalore and Delhi. The opening is part of Spar's licence agreement with...
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B&M plans to go south with 30 bargain stores
B&M Retail is hoping to have opened 30 new B&M Bargains stores by the end of the year including one within the M25. The Liverpool-based discounter has 235 stores across the UK, but the estate only currently stretches as far...
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Cook’s Jersey store takes it to total of 48
Gourmet frozen food ready meals retailer Cook has opened its first store on Jersey. The St Helier franchise is the second Cook shop to open in the Channel Islands a store opened on Guernsey in 2009.
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NewsNo ‘probably’ about it: Carlsberg keeps slogan
Carlsberg will continue to use its classic 'Probably the best lager in the world' slogan in the UK despite the introduction of a new global strapline.
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After-shave balm is a first from Bulldog
Natural men's skincare brand Bulldog is bringing its first after-shave balm to market this month.The company said the key ingredient of its Original After Shave Balm is rosehip oil, which is known for its ability to treat dermatitis,...
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NewsAirtight secret to ambient ready meals that keep for a year
A range of ambient ready meals that has a 12-month shelf life, uses no artificial colourings or preservatives and in many cases is gluten-free and halal is looking for further retail listings. But despite also ticking boxes when it comes...
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CJ Lang recruitment drive continues with AM Landsburgh deal
CJ Lang has almost sealed its purchase of Spar retailer AM Landsburgh. The Scottish Spar wholesaler this week confirmed it was in talks with the third-generation family business. CJ Lang will take on 10 Spar stores in Dundee and Fife for...
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NewsClippy’s Apples listed by Asda and Booths
British jams and relishes brand Clippy's Apples has secured listings with Asda and Booths. Clippy's six savoury lines, which include apple, tomato & roasted garlic relish, and apple, redcurrant & chilli jelly (rsp: from £2.39),...
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Arla in UK brand debut with squeezy yoghurt
Arla Foods is making its long-awaited UK debut as a consumer brand in its own right with the launch of an innovative new yoghurt product targeted specifically at teenagers.
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NewsIs Asda planning a Smart move to flag up quality?
Asda could be poised to rebrand its budget own-label range as 'Smart Choice'. Last month, it registered the trademark for potential use in food and drink categories as well as non-food, prompting speculation that it may be planning to...
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NewsFocus On Beauty & Suncare: Beauty au naturel
While suncare sales may look far from sun-kissed, the beauty category is enjoying steady growth thanks to promotions and the rise of free-from products, reports Virginia Matthews
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NewsTo the end of the earth and back
World food player Unearthed has risen from nothing to become a multimillion-pound brand in just three years. But that’s just the start, says this team of culinary explorers. Rob Brown reports
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Belfield deal to give Bally Bleat a boost
Goats milk ice cream could get a UK boost, after distributor Belfield signed a deal to distribute Bally Bleat goats milk ice cream in mainland UK.
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NewsCritical Eye... on smoking beagles and punching donkeys
Smuggling has an oddly cosy ring to it, like something you'd do during a Sunday lie-in. It evokes images of ruddy-faced pasty-munchers shifting cheese in a row-boat rather than terrified mules downing condoms of heroin.
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Focus On Beauty & Suncare: Innovations
Up to 80% of premature ageing is caused by the sun, claims Olay. Hence the brand's latest product, Regenerist SPF 30 Flawless Skin Cream.
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News'We were the biggest before and we’re still the biggest': an interview with Peter Blakemore
AF Blakemore bought Capper & Co last month, creating a Spar wholesaler with a £1.1bn turnover and a 45% share of Spar. In his first interview since the acquisition, Peter Blakemore talks to Elinor Zuke about the takeover, Spar and Big Society
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BerryWorld raises Sweet Eve output
Soft fruit supplier BerryWorld has announced it is quadrupling its production of the new Sweet Eve variety strawberries for this year's British strawberry season to meet growing demand from the mults.The company said it would produce...